Davin Youngs Wants to Immerse You in 'The Reset'

Recording artist Davin Youngs does more than sing and make music; he also offers an experience in "sound bathing," a soothing (and even healing) immersion in an acoustic presentation that's improvisational, though built around pre-recorded electronic beats.

Sound is, of course, an essential part of various spiritual and meditative practices, from the use of a singing bowl to the chants of Tibetan monks (or, for that matter, the Gregorian monks who contributed fundamentally to our contemporary conceptions of music). In conversation with EDGE, Youngs discussed the effect that sound can have on brainwaves, inducing a state of deep relaxation and opening the door to different perspectives on the world and on one's own self.

"One of the most common things is that people get new ideas, or they catch new glimpses of themselves," Youngs told EDGE. "I think this goes back to brainwave function, that when you allow yourself the space to get outside of the small thinking of your day there's a new possibility that will emerge. Sometimes that can be like reconciliation, like letting go of past trauma."

That seems apt for a presentation titled "The RESET," which is the event Youngs will be offering at two times – 12 noon and 4:00 pm – this coming Saturday, January 25, at the Huntington Theatre. Indeed, a mental or spiritual "reset" is exactly what the hourlong experience is ideally intended to facilitate.